End bracing for cars.



PATENTED MAY 1, 1906.

Attly's.

H. W. WOLF?.

END BRAGING F011 GARS. APPLICATION FILED DEO. 11,1905.

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atl, HEnBERr iWoLrjnza i Unit'efdft qStates',1i-residing at; St'. Loiis'jli/fissou iavej-'irivnted'acertain new useflil Improvement in End Bracings for Cars, ofwhich the following is. a full,:clea`r-,i and esac' Ydescriptieril `suvch aswill-Lenable nf thefan'ftefwhielr it; appa` tains' to inak ndl-ns'e-fth'efsan'ie, reference being had teith af 'oipanyingidiawinga formirigpai-tjor' thisi'sp filiation,"in which i ""{liignj're'l isl a endelevati'.

proved endwalt brace, Fig; .J -isf an "enlarged 'fvertical sectional vie 'nfthe line :21 of-.Figj 1; l' Fig. :iis-'a pla''view ef blank' troni.whieihlthelbrae'.isfforinfed Fig. i is a detail offthebracelinverted, and Fi 5 `.isv a vertic' lf cross-'sec ionalfviewshows i'ngla'ino'diiied foirriloffn-ry enti'on.

This invention relatsto a-newfand useful inipilovfeine'nt 11i-braces or for the 'end walls! i 'T s',`l` particularly of Vthat t yp'ey of c arsf kno` Sgondola cars, the- 'object beiiig ystiffentheIendf."vvall against biriging tenld'ncies'aiid also; to more effectuall y tie the lci'ndsA "offthe"v side-walls in yposition.

` With' :these obj edts i1 1"i" f'ie'\ v klthe vinvention consists-in the co'nsftiiction, arrangement, n' l f the several parts, `all as indicates' r the' end` wall end `and side walls ar, asfusual,' provided brace for the 'ndw as shown in :FigLr 2; is substantially channel-shaped throughout its length; the legs of. the channel con-i verging from thecenter toward the 'ends of the brace, Where the legs or flanges moet-and are folded around Vthesides ol' the' car, they heilig riveted toitl'efsideiwalls and the end posts or corner-connection angles, as will be well understood. i

lhe brace is preferably made from a blank such as shown in Figf 3, wherein it' will be seen that at that point where thc legs or flanges of the channel are folded upon each other there is a cut or shear (indicated by the numeral 4) which facilitates the bonding operation, The leg or llange 5 ol' the channel which lies next to the ond wall of theapolrtionof'orre endof the 1 inforcing-trussesy tendlngalong the? innerfleg orgflange at `the y arolnd the sides ,of the car.

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-\ Depending from the forward ,edge of thishorizontal web is the 'f 1 outer leg or 'llange 7 `of the channel, this leg or flange being preferably shallowest atgits middle portion and, becomingslightly deeper l l toward Y the sides of fthe car, said leg or flange at the sides of the' car being 'folded upon the f leg-.or flange' v5 and around'fthe` sidesoffgthe can.. the tW'o legs lor -anges bein'gvriveted Where they overlap each other by the same set of rivets which secure the corner-connection'angl'e and the side Wall of the'car. @.The r,

object in. making the' outer leg for; flange of the'channel short and of less depth :than .the inner leg or (lange isgto' enable the rivetingmachine to lhave 'easy access in` riveting the inner leg or flange to theend wallof the-car;v

While I Ihave 1 shown-a. linev lof, rivets excenter ofthe car, it' will beobviousthatthese are not necessary, as the rivets may be ornitted 4atlthe center ofthe car: f L

' `ltfyrimliiroved 'brace not; onlv strengthens tendencies' thereof, but saidbrace is also4 of sufficient ystrength toy carry verticaly loads, and thus afford-s a'shallow platform Ior va step for the train-crew atf the end o f Athe car. 1

I nFig; 5 I have shown' a modified form of my invention, in which the securing-flange?,

' arrangeda-long the inner edgeof thehorizontal portion 6a, extends upwardlvand: is lapped l.around the side w'alls'fof-the ca rf" if i i' I am awareth'at inlnorf changes 1n the construction, arrangement, and'combination of 'thel severalparts of my device Acan be iliade and'substituted for those herein shown and describ( l without in the least departing from the nature and :principle of iny invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

l. An end brave forcars consisting of a horizontal portion of varyingwidth with a legl or flange at its inner edge for attaclunent to the end wall of a car; substantially as described.

2. An end brace for cars consisting ol a the end 7wall of .the/rar and resists lbuckling horizontal portion of varying width with a leg or flange at its inner edge for attachment yortion is widest in the center and tapers toward the ends of the brace, and the legs of to the end Wall of a car, said flange extending l the channel being of unequal lengths md around the corners and attached to the side Walls of the car;'substantially as described.

3. 'An end brace for cars consisting of va horizontal portion With a leg or flange at its inner edge or attachment to the end Wall of a'car, and a flange or leg at the outer edge of said horizontal portion; substantially as de scribed.

4. An end brace yfor cars consisting of a horizontal portion with a leg or `flange at its inner edgefor attachment to the end wali of a car, and a fiange or-leg at the outer` edge of said horizontal portion, said flanges eXtend ing around the corners of tle car andattached to the side walls thereof; substantially as described.

, 5, An end brace for ears comprising a del vice of truss form extendinor transversely out` side the end of the car and connected to the end Wall; substantiallyas described.

6.' An end brace for cars comprising a device of truss form eXtendin transversely outside the 'end of the car an connected to theside walls thereof; substantially as described.

7. An end'brace for cars consisting of a hr rizontal portion whose legs or iianges are of unequal lengths; substantially as described.

8. A transversely-extending end brace for cars 'comprising an approximately channelshaped body having a horizontal portion. widest at the center and tapering thence toward the sides of the car; substantially as described.

9.' An end brace for cars having ahorizontal portion tapering from the center toward the ends, the legs or flanges thereof being of unequal lengths; substantially as dcscribed. i 10. An end brace' for cars having a horizontal portion provided with legs c" flanges separated at the center and lying directly upon each other at the ends of the brace;

l substantially as described.

11. An end brace for cars which is substantially 'channel-shaped, the web of the channel being horizontally disposed, and being widest at the center, the legs of said channel lying directly upon each other at the ends of the brace and extending around the corners of the car; substantially as described.

12. An end brace for cars, the same coinprising a channel-shaped body whose web l lying directly upon each other at thc` ends ol` ,the brace; substantially as described.

1.3. A blank from which car-braces may be formed, said blank having a cut or shear in its end dividing the end portion of the blank into two portions whereby said end portions may be folded upon each other and bent at an angle to the body portion ol' the blank; substantially as described.

1li/An end brace for cars comprising a body portion having a lmrizontal web and depending flanges of unequal lengths, one of said flanges being shallowcr at its mid die porltion than at its ends; substantially described. y

15. An end brace for cars `which is sustantially channel-shaped, the` web of said channel being widest at its middle portion and tapering thence toward the ends ol' the brace so as to throw the legs of the channel in close proximity to each other, the material between the legs beyond the ends of thc web being cut away to facilitate the bending of the legs.; substantially as described.

16. An end brace for cars comprising a substantially trough-shaped body. lhe endl. of which are adapted to be connected to the opposite sides oll the car, the web portion ol said body being horizont-.illy disposed: sub stantially as described.

17. :in end brace l'or ears comprising a. channel-shaped body extending transversely of the end of the car and having its ends connected tothe opposite sides of the car, the web portion of said body being horizontally disposed; substantially as described.

1S. An end brace for cars comprising a substantially channel-slmpcd member extending transversely of the end of a car and having its opposite ends extending at an nu 0le to the body portion thereof and connected to the sides of the car, the web portion of said body lying in a horizontal plane; substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof l hereunto allix my signature, in the presence'ol'l u'o witnesses, this 7th day of l)ece1nber, 1905.

Com BADGER, GEORGE .Barmwntn IOO 

